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Alumni Spotlight: National Giving Month

December 7, 2021

December is National Giving Month, and we would like to celebrate and honor our NEC alumni who dedicate their time by giving back to their communities.

Several alumni share how their time at NEC shaped their journey and ignited their passion for wanting to make a difference in the world.

Arthur Houle, ’82 MM

Festival for Creative Pianists, Founder & Artistic Director

Major: Piano Performance

Diane Katzenberg Braun, ’01 MM

Music Street, Artistic Director

Major: Collaborative Piano

Ashleigh Gordon, ’08 MM

Castle of our Skins, Artistic/Executive Director & Violist

Major: Viola Performance

Adam Levin, ’08 MM

Kithara Project Inc., Co-Founder

Major: Guitar Performance

Amanda Ekery, ’18 MM

El Paso Jazz Girls, Founder & Director

Major: Jazz Performance

Emily Eng, ’18 MM

Lift Music Fund, Founder & Executive Director

Major: Conducting

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Alumni Spotlight: National Giving Month

December is National Giving Month, and we would like to celebrate and honor our NEC alumni who dedicate their time by giving back to their communities.

recent news

NEC Opera Singers Embrace Challenges in New Staging of “Hansel and Gretel”

Vanessa Trien, NEC’s Director of Early Childhood Education, Recognized for Her Work Across Boston

NEC Honored as One of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts

NEC Opera Singers Embrace Challenges in New Staging of “Hansel and Gretel”

Vanessa Trien, NEC’s Director of Early Childhood Education, Recognized for Her Work Across Boston

NEC Honored as One of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts

Violist and Alumnus Dimitri Murrath Returns to NEC as Associate Dean of Artistic Administration and Faculty Member

NEC’s Center for Teaching and Learning Empowers Faculty to Expertly Educate Complete 21st-century Musicians

NEC Appoints Cellist Nicholas Canellakis to Faculty

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